Start from demand
Keep quantities, due dates, and scheduled or remaining work visible while building the detailed production schedule.
Factory production scheduling ยท In development
Plan rotomolding production with mold fit built in.
RotoScheduler is the factory production scheduling system built on RotoSpider. It brings production orders, mold availability, machine and cycle capacity, process rules, changeovers, business priorities, and factory data exchange into the scheduling decision.
Current Windows proof of concept
Jobs, machine cycles, and mold fit stay connected
The current view keeps jobs waiting to be scheduled on the left, machine and arm cycle ranges in the center, and the RotoSpider layout for the selected cycle in the Inspector on the right. Automatic production scheduling is still in development and is not part of the public RotoSpider trial.
Build the cycle plan
The production version will work out machine and arm cycle ranges itself, while the planner keeps direct control. That automatic planning is still in development.
Inspect the physical layout
Use RotoSpider in the Inspector to check finite spider space, see the mold layout, and support manual layout adjustment.
The wider factory problem
Carry the rules and data behind the schedule
RotoSpider answers: Can this mold combination fit on this arm and spider? RotoScheduler uses that answer: When and where should the feasible work run?
Carry operating constraints
Use real mold availability, maintenance, materials, labor, process compatibility, machine hours, and cycle times when deciding what can run.
Apply business priorities
Balance due dates, throughput, changeover effort, priority products, and customer commitments while keeping the planner in control.
Exchange factory data
Read orders and master data from factory systems, then return a schedule and the RotoSpider layout evidence behind each proposed mold group.
Adapted to your operation
A plant implementation uses your real rules
RotoScheduler is presented as a proof of concept, not an off-the-shelf production system. A plant implementation is built around your machines, mold shapes, process and compatibility rules, data exchange, costs, and business priorities.
It can run as a standalone planning tool or connect to an Advanced Planning and Scheduling, Manufacturing Execution, or Manufacturing Operations Management environment.
Planning a factory scheduling project?
Start with non-confidential machine, mold, cycle, and scheduling context.